Among the positive notes from last night’s win against Cagliari was Yacine Adli’s first start for AC Milan in almost a year, a chance he grabbed with both hands.
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Adli had not started a game for Milan in 346 days heading into last night, with that last occasion being the away match against Hellas Verona in which he was taken off at half-time.
The Franco-Algerian rose to the occasion in Sardinia, looking confident on the ball in a deep-lying playmaker role standing in for the injured Rade Krunic, keeping things ticking and trying to do his bit defensively too.
ScoutCalcio recalled the numbers from Adli’s performance against Cagliari, starting with the fact he had an impressive 85 touches and went 71/73 on completed passes, which is a fantastic 97%.
He created one chance, had one pass into the final third and was 8.9 on accurate long balls (89%). He won 100% of the three tackles he went into, adding three blocks and three recoveries too showing his defensive game.
Adli also won 3/4 ground duels he engaged it, but did lose the one that led to Cagliari’s opener from Luvumbo, showing there is still the margins for growth.
